Bicycle basket



C. S. GLENNY Jan. w, H39.

BICYCLE BASKET Original Filed Feb. 17, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet l M JJW Q47 @waww c. s GLENNY BICYCLE BASKET Jan. W, 1939.

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Patented Jan. 10, 1939 i] NI TED S TATE S PATEJN T OF F I CE BICYCLE BASKET Clarence S. "Glenny, Rockford, -1ll., assignor .to The Washburn Gompany, Worcester, Mass, a corporation of Massachusetts Original application February"1'7,1 936, serial'No. "64,201. Divided and this-application April 12, @937, Serial No. 136,338

7 Claims. (Cl. 224-36) This invention relates to bicycle baskets. {8 "about the handle-bar H as an axis, in a The principal object of my invention is to manner which will-soon appear. The bracket is provide a bicycle basketin which the supportl mp t e handle-bar Y' straps 139011 ing and fastening of thebasket on the handle-bar opposite'sides of the' clevis l4, two bolts -20 being is centralized in one bracket member extending previde'd in Connection with each of these'stl'aps from the middle of the'basket to the middle "of passing thr h h s t 'b a t a d r g sthe handle-bar. tering holes in theends of the strap. The brackin accordance with my invention, the bracket et '3 is st p from a Single Piece S t is specially ochstructedicr rigid attachment to m al to p v a tt p rt 2! vfitting 10 the handle-bar directly on opposite sides of the under h t k t n upw ly b n n m i 10 usual clevis through which the handle-bar expor fitting behind the hasketyahdareab tends, and provision is made so that the bracket Wfirdly op pertieninifel attachment t0 the when clamped to the handle-bar will be held handle-har- The bettom and intermediate 1 by the clevis against turning about the handle" time?! and the front-end 0f the p l5 bar a an xis. portion 23 are-reenforced by longitudinal flanges An important object of my invention consists 4- extending along e pp ed at al d es in making provisions so that the one form of 'the'braeket. Thus-even though light sheet metal bracket is adaptable to serve different makes m v er ns h an -r e dityis of bicycles regardless of variati i th form obtained, and there is-no-likelihood of the brackof the clevis employed in connection with the -b of S aleeun'der normal or even 20 handle bar. slight over-loading of the basket. A'd'ditional T s application is a division ofmy copending strengthisobtained by having the front ends of application Serial No. 64,201, filedFebruary 17, th'e-S ap 9 as'at F 1936, now Pat. No. 2,079,851, issued May 11, 1937, and-bent to fit inthe nsl f rmed y the'iunc- 25 The invention is illustrated in the accompanytion'of the p s-" d fi 0f the bracket 18. 25 ing drawings, in which The bracket may be welded or otherwise suit- Figure 1 is a. side View of a bicycle basket y secured t t as t, d nd nsup n w at embodying my invention shown on th f nt, of is best-suited to the type of basket construction a bicycle; employed. In the present case where the basket Fig.2 is a plan view of the b k t; is made of wire, I-have illustrated lugs or ears 30 Fig. 3 is a section n the lin 3 3 fFi 2; BE-struck from'thebottom'and intermediate por- Fig. 4 is a section at right an l t Fig 3 on tions 2E and 22 an'd bent over adjacent 'WiIGS the line =i-i thereof; and on the bottom andback of the basket. Thetop Figs. 5 and 6 are other sections imfl r t portion-[23 of the-bracketis formed to providea styles of clevises on other handle-bar st ms, tion of the clevis l l will beacoommodated, the Similar reference numerals are applied to corbracketspanningsa-id clevis and resting on-top responding parts throughout the views. ol the'handle-bar on opposite sides of the clevis.

Bicycle baskets of the kind illustrated are used The bra k t-is al f0rmed -b0 h si of the 40 for carrying packages, as is well known. Reportion"?!toprovide-channels'28 to fit ontop 40 feri'ing first to Figs. 1 to 4:, the basket Iii is of the handle-bar, and, of course, since the shown supported on the handle-bar ll of a straps i=9 are below these channels, it follows bicycle of which the handle-bar stem l2 and that the handle-bar will -be'olamped in the chanhead it. appear in Fig. 1. It is the general pracnels=when-the bolts 29 are tightened.

tice to provide a clevis on the handle-bar stem .Att'entionisnowpalled .to the two .holes a 45 in which the handle-bar is clamped by the tightandibprovided in thetopportion'zaof the bracket ening of a bolt. In Figs'l and 3, the clevis at the :front and,back-of the clevis socket 21. is numbered as and its bolt I5. The type of .Theserholes permit-attachmentof the'basket to stem shown in these figures has another bolt variousmakes.otzbicy-cles,regardlesszofthe.par-

it extending lengthwise therein cooperating with ticular style of clevis Which'happensto be-em- 50 an expander nut down in the head 13 to'fasten ployed in connection with the handle-bar. Thus, the stem to the front wheel fork in a well known in-Fig. 5,.1nzwhich the handle-bar-stem I2 is of manner. The bolt 15, in the case illustrated :a type having a bolt M5 for fastening the same in Figs. 1 to 4, is one of the supports for the to-the frontfork. the bracketlB isclampedto basket, because it prevents turning of the bracket the handle-bar l l .by .means of the straps I9 55 and bolts 20 so that the clevis l4 fits in the socket 2'! on the top portion of the bracket, and the bracket is held against turning by reason of the projection of the head of the clevis bolt I5 into hole a. The hole a is, of course, provided at the right location and of the right size to accommodate the head of the bolt IS with the bracket 18 disposed at the correct angle to support the basket in a horizontal position, or substantially so. It will be observed that the head of the bolt 15 has abutment with the bracket at the rear side of the hole a to prevent turning of the bracket about the handle-bar H as an axis.

Referring to Fig. 6, in which still another handle-bar stem In is illustrated, the clevis Ha. on this style has its bolt |5a serving the double purpose of clamping the handle-bar Ha and fastening the stem to the front fork in a manner similar to bolts [6 and I6, previously mentioned. In this case the hole I) accommodates the head of the bolt l5a, as shown, and the bracket I8 is clamped to the handle-bar by means of the straps I 9 and bolts 20, while the head of the bolt l5a serves by engagement with the bracket at the rear side of the hole I) to prevent turning of the bracket about the handlebar as as axis.

Referring again to Fig. 3, the clevis M of this style of handle-bar stem happens to have its clamping bolt l5 so located that the bracket l8 would not be held at the right angle for horizontal disposition of the basket if the bracket were placed with the head of the bolt I5 abutting the same at the rear side of the hole a similarly to Fig. 6. Under these conditions, therefore, the bracket is placed so-that a portion of the clevis itself projects into the hole 22 and has abutment at the back thereof, as illustrated.

I have found that the holes a and b, when made of the proper size and shape and properly spaced with respect to the socket 21 for the handle-bar clevis, will permit attachment of the basket to various makes of bicycles, so long as they have clevis bolts disposed in the different ways illustrated.

In operation, the straps l9 provide adequate and secure fastening for the bracket I8, and since the straps are spaced to the extent illustrated in Fig. 4, the top portion 23 of the bracket being widened sufficiently for that purpose, the bracket is held firmly enough to eliminate sideplay. Inasmuch as the clamps l9 provide a frictional hold on the handle-bar, it follows that the bracket, when supported on the clevis bolt in either of the ways just described, is held in fixed relation to the handle-bar and cannot turn about the handle-bar as an axis. The basket therefore cannot sag under normal loading. The bracket, furthermore, is of channeled or flanged construction, as previously described, to have the requisite strength to eliminate likelihood of bending, even if the basket is at times over-loaded. Further strength to resist bending of the bracket is afforded by the reenforcement derived from the bent extensions 25 of the straps [9, as previously explained. This centralized supporting and fastening bracket [8 is obviously of very simple and economical construction and one which can be put on or taken off the bicycle quickly and easily, and, when the basket is thereby attached to the bicycle it will give satisfactory service indefinitely. There is obviously nothing in the construction described which would tend to cause rattling or squeaking of the basket under the usual service conditions.

It is believed the foregoing description conveys a good understanding of the objects and advantages of my invention. The appended claims have been drawn with a view to covering all legitimate modifications and adaptations.

I claim:

1. A bicycle basket fastening and supporting means comprising the combination with a bicycle handle-bar and a clevis type holder therefor at the middle thereof, said holder having a projecting handle-bar fastener for closing the clevis on the handle-bar, of a single bracket disposed at the middle of the back of a bicycle basket and adapted to support the same on the handle-bar, said bracket having a rearwardly extending attaching portion formed to provide a middle portion projecting upwardly from the plane of two side portions to fit over the top of said holder when the side portions rest on the handle-bar on opposite sides thereof, a pair of clamps extending under the handle-bar on opposite sides of the holder and having means fastening the same to the side portions of the bracket so as to clamp the handle-bar therebetween, and an abutment on the middle portion of the bracket arranged to engage one side of the handle-bar fastener to support said bracket against rotation about said handle-bar as an axis.

2. As an article of manufacture, a sheet metal bracket for supporting a bicycle basket and fastening the same to a bicycle handle-bar of the type having a clamping clevis at its middle with a clamping bolt, the head of which projects for application of a wrench and is adapted to serve as a basket support, said bracket comprising a body portion formed for connection to the basket and to provide a rearwardly extending attaching portion, the latter being of sufiicient width to span the handle-bar clevis, said portion also being formed to provide a central socket to accommodate the upper portion of the clevis, and channels extending laterally in opposite directions from said socket to fit on top of the handle-bar on opposite sides of the clevis, a pair of straps under the channeled portions for engagement with the bottom of the handle-bar on opposite sides of the clevis, means for fastening said straps to the bracket whereby frictionally to clamp the handle-bar therebetween, and a plurality of spaced abutments in a median plane on and integral with the bracket, one of which is arranged to engage a projection on the clevis for support of the basket and prevent turning of the bracket about the handle-bar as an axis, the spacing of the abutments being predetermined so as to register one abutment with each of a plurality of differently located projections on a plurality of different styles of clevises.

3. As an article. of manufacture, a sheet metal bracket for supporting a bicycle basket and fastening the same to a bicycle handle-bar of the type having a clamping clevis at its middle with a clamping bolt, the head of which projects for application of a wrench and is adapted to serve as a basket support, said bracket comprising a body portion for connection with a basket and having a readwardly extending attaching portion, the latter being of suflicient width to span the handle-bar clevis, said portion also being formed to provide a central socket to fit the top of the clevis, and channels extending laterally in opposite directions from said socket to fit on top of the handle-bar on opposite sides of the clevis, a pair of straps under the channeled portions for engagement with the bottom of the handle-bar on opposite sides of the clevis, means for fastening said straps to the bracket whereby frictionally to clamp a handle-bar therebetween, and an abutment on the bracket toengage the projecting clamping bolt head on the clevis, whereby the bracket when fastened as just described is immovable relative to the clevis and cannot rotate about the handle-bar as an axis.

4. A bracket as set forth in claim 3, wherein said attaching portion is bent in angular relation to the body portion of the bracket, and wherein at least one of the straps has an angular extension fitting in the angle of said bracket to reinforce the bracket at that point.

5. As an article of manufacture, a sheet metal bracket for supporting a bicycle basket and fasteningithe same to a bicycle handle-bar of the type having a clamping clevis at its middle portion with a clamping bolt thereon the head of which projects for application of a wrench and is adapted to support a bicycle basket, said bracket comprising a main body portion for connection with the basket and a rearwardly extending attaching portion for mounting on the handle-bar, said attaching portion being of sufficient width to span the handle-bar clevis and being formed to provide a central socket to receive the clevis, and channels extending laterally in opposite directions from the socket to fit over the handle-bar on opposite sides of the clevis, said bracket having two holes provided therein in fore and aft spaced relationship in front of and behind the socket each of a size and shape and so located with relation to the socket as to register with and receive therein the head of the bolt on the related one of a plurality of difierent handle-bar clevises which has the bolt correspondingly located with relation to the clevis so as to register with the hole adapted to receive it.

6. As an article of manufacture, a sheet metal bracket for sup-porting a bicycle basket and fastening the same to a bicycle handle-bar of the type having a clamping clevis at its middle portion with a clamping bolt thereon the head of which projects for application of a wrench and is adapted tosupport a bicycle basket, said bracket comprising a main body portion for connection with the basket and a rearwardly extending attaching portion for mounting on the handle-bar, said attaching portion being of sumcient width to span the handle-bar clevis and being formed to provide a central socket to receive the clevis, and channels extending laterally in opposite directions from the socket to fit over the handle-bar on opposite sides of the clevis, said bracket having a hole provided therein in spaced relation to the socket and behind the same, the hole being of such size and shape and so located with relation to the socket that it is adapted to register with and receive the head of the bolt on the handle-bar clevis.

'7. A structure as set forth in claim 1, wherein the bracket is of sheet metal and has the attaching portion thereof bent in angular relation to the rest of the bracket, and wherein at least one of the clamps extending under the handle-bar has an angular extension fitting in the angle of the bracket to reenforce the latter.

CLARENCE S. GLENNY. 

